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> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 
> From: AACR76A@prodigy.com ( L ANNE   BABB)
> To: jkelly@wimsey.com
> Subject: TENNESSEE UPDATE AUG/27/96
AAC TENNESSEE INFORMATION BULLETIN 
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Larry Crane, attorney for the American Center for Law and Justice 
representing plaintiffs Promise Doe, Jane Roe, et. al. vs. Sundquist and the 
State of Tennessee in a federal court challenge to Tennessee's equal access 
to adoption records legislation of last year, has announced today that by 
day's end he will file a MOTION FOR A STAY against Judge John T. Nixon's 
ruling (August 23, 1996) in favor of Tennessee's law.
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NIXON ORDER September-3-96
Judge Nixon Orders Tennessee Records To Remain Open
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION
     
PROMISE DOE, KIMBERLY C.and RUSS C., and SMALL WORLDMINISTRIES, INC.  )))))
     
V. )))) No.  3:96-0599 JUDGE NIXON
     
     
DONALD SUNDQUIST, Governorof the State of Tennessee, in his official 
capacity;CHARLESBURSON, Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, in his 
official capacity;and LINDA RUDOLPH, in herofficial capacity as the 
Commissioner of the Department of Human Services forthe State of Tennessee, 
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ORDER Pending before this Court is Plaintiffs' Motion filed August 28, 1996, 
(Doc. No.  99) for a Stay of this Court's Order of August 23, 1996, denying 
Plaintiffs' application for a preliminary injunction.
The Court finds the Plaintiffs' Motion to be WITHOUT MERIT and therefore 
DENIES the Plaintiffs' Motion.
Entered this 3rd day of September, 1996.
John T. Nixon, Chief JudgeUnited States District Court
This document was entered onthe docket in compliance with Rule 58 and/or Rule 
79(a),FRCP, on 9/4/96 by DM.
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All who want to continue to be informed should see the AAC's related web page 
at http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/tncomp.htm for up-to-date 
information, which is being revised weekly.
Regards,
Jim  (jkelly@wimsey.com)
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